Western Entrepreneurship

Past Entrepreneurship Stories

• Alumnus and CEO of TheAppLabb makes his digital mark on a global scale
• And On the Side, I Run a Business
• Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night
• Engineering student bats in entrepreneurship game
• Winning with surgical precision
• How buying clothing from a London company can help Olympians
• North Strong interview with CTV News
• MBA team startup on the right track after Ivey business plan competition
• Ivey alumna Lisa Caruso closes record-breaking deal on the CBC Dragon's Den with Toddler Monitor pitch
• Western students launch charity to feed homeless
• SCALEUP VENTURES CLOSES $100 MILLION, EXPANDS INTO WESTERN CANADA
• Scholarship awaits young researcher, entrepreneur
• Western startups providing a fresh take on food delivery
• Reaching new heights in the hospitality and culinary industries
• Shooting for the moon
• Derek MacNeil, MBA'05 - Not your typical keyboard warrior
• Institute Buzz: Building on a strong foundation
• How peer-to-peer startup Lending Loop went from classroom to real world
• Entrepreneur’s clothes inspire girls to pursue education
• Mixing It Up
• Western partners on Toronto base for entrepreneurs
• Business innovation: Renix's "game changer" cleanup technology gets a boost from angel investors
• Cineplex acquires EK3 in bid to grow its digital signage business

Eric Morse is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Executive Director of the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Ivey Business School. He served as Associate Dean (Programs) for a six-year term, which ended in 2014. Prior to that, Morse was the Inaugural Director of the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, a post he returned to July 2015. He is the founder of and the Academic Director for Ivey and KPMG Enterprise’s QuantumShift^TM Program for Exceptional Entrepreneur.

Lisa Cechetto is the new Executive Director of WORLDiscoveries. With more than 10 years of patent and business development-related experience, Cechetto has worked in both industry and academia. Her most recent appointment was Director of Business Development and Intellectual Property at Institute Pasteur Korea. In this role, she was responsible for the commercialization of the institute’s research inputs while balancing the interests of key stakeholders including government, faculty and third parties.

Ian Haase is the Director of Entrepreneurship and manages Propel, the on-campus business accelerator and co-working space. Prior to his Western, Haase spent four years working at the Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) TechAlliance, assisting numerous early stage technology companies while managing the day-to-day operations of the Startup Services team. Throughout his career, he has personally assisted more than 350 startup companies, and was the founder and CEO of Spatial Solutions, a software company based in Montreal.

Juan Luis Suarez holds a joint appointment in the departments of Modern Languages and Literature and Computer Sciences. An internationally recognized scholar, Suarez is the Director of the CulturePlex Laboratory, which explores how culture affects the spread of ideas and changes the ways people think and behave. He is a creative, multidisciplinary collaborator who has established extensive and wide-ranging, international connections. He is also an entrepreneur, having developed software tools for creative industries, and was co-founder of Milao Language, a language learning start-up.

Burns Cheadle is Director, Science Professionalism & Entrepreneurship for the Faculty of Science. After receiving his PhD from Western in 1986, Cheadle worked in the upstream oil and gas industry, achieving successes in technical, leadership and entrepreneurial roles. In 2009, he led the development of the petroleum component of Resource Geoscience Western. In his role, Burns creates and coordinates experiential and reflective learning initiatives aimed at developing professional competencies — including entrepreneurship and innovation — in undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Science.

Darren Meister is the John M. Thompson Chair in Engineering Leadership and Innovation and an Associate Professor of General Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) at the Ivey Business School and the former Faculty Director of the HBA and MSc Programs. He is cross-appointed to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Engineering. His interests focus on design thinking, technology-based entrepreneurship and the role of technology in enhancing organizational effectiveness, specifically as it concerns innovation processes. His research work is conducted within companies in close cooperation with practitioners.

Kelly Cole is Vice-President (External), working directly with the Campaign Executive Committee, senior leadership and External Relations team to lead the university’s Be Extraordinary campaign. Previously, she was the Executive Director of Advancement for the Ivey Business School. She has 23 years of development experience, including stints with The Fundraising Network and West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation in Toronto.

Jason Winders is Director (Editorial Services), where he helps writers and editors across campus tell the university’s story to a variety of audiences across numerous platforms. Prior to joining Western in 2010, Winders was the Executive Director of the Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald. He has spent 25 years in journalism, including reporting and editing roles in Illinois, Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia.

Dwayne Martins, Chief Operating Officer at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, has extensive experience working in an academic health-care environment. He has developed close collaborations with multiple hospitals, communities and various levels of government, including the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Martins has established many formal business agreements with industry partners.